Female Career Development: The importance of networking - Couverture souple

Helmer, Emilie; Hjälmner, Therese; Stener, Fanny

 
9783838389028: Female Career Development: The importance of networking
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838389026 ISBN 13 : 9783838389028
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Past research reveals that fewer women than men possess top management positions and statistics imply that in Sweden only 24 percent of all board members are women (European Commission, 2008). Gender differences are even more obvious in the private sector and this is the reality facing today's graduates, regardless of the fact that the number of female and males taking a business degree in Sweden is approximately the same (SCB, 2006). Networking and social capital is argued to be a vital tool for career development (Yukl, 2006), and former studies present information that men and women take advantage of their networks rather differently (Burke, Rothstein and Bristor, 1995). The main conclusion derived from the interviews in this thesis demonstrates that formal networks were less important than informal networks in order to overcome career obstacles and advance professionally. The networks that were considered most beneficial for the interviewees were the ones that evolved naturally and were reciprocal.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Past research reveals that fewer women than men possess top management positions and statistics imply that in Sweden only 24 percent of all board members are women (European Commission, 2008). Gender differences are even more obvious in the private sector and this is the reality facing today's graduates, regardless of the fact that the number of female and males taking a business degree in Sweden is approximately the same (SCB, 2006). Networking and social capital is argued to be a vital tool for career development (Yukl, 2006), and former studies present information that men and women take advantage of their networks rather differently (Burke, Rothstein and Bristor, 1995). The main conclusion derived from the interviews in this thesis demonstrates that formal networks were less important than informal networks in order to overcome career obstacles and advance professionally. The networks that were considered most beneficial for the interviewees were the ones that evolved naturally and were reciprocal.

Biographie de l'auteur

Emilie Helmer, MBA: Studied Business Administration at Jonkoping University. Therese Hjälmner, MBA: Studied Business Administration at Jonkoping University. Fanny Stener, MBA: Studied Business Administration at Jonkoping University.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838389026
ISBN 13 
9783838389028
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
72
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